Everyone who had stood watch last night had vanished without a trace. Intestines, organs, and stark white bones littered the ground. Some soldiers had unknowingly lost their lower bodies, their empty torsos lying on the ground as they screamed in agony. Astonishingly, they were still alive.
"What's going on?" Qin Jin cried out in shock.
Researchers in white lab coats searched the area with instruments. One of them suddenly said, "It's the air. The air contains a massive amount of radioactive elements that are corroding the soldiers' flesh."
Everyone was horrified. Fortunately, most of them were experienced and had slept directly inside their mecha. However, some soldiers had taken shortcuts or panicked and failed to enter their mecha. The skin exposed to the air slowly began to rot, and they could not help crying out in agony—
"No—"
Less than ten minutes later, nearly twenty more people vanished amid screams. Everyone could only watch helplessly. Auxiliary priests took out their instruments and began playing hymns of healing. Healing halos showered over the soldiers' bodies, but they had no effect whatsoever. The crowd grew even more despondent.
Qin Yi was so frightened that he stood there dumbfounded. Though he had lived two lives, he had never seen such a horrific scene. At Andre's reminder, Qin Yi forced down his nausea and tremblingly activated the Light-Sensing Transducer. He conjured a harp and directly played a Hymn of Light that Andre had taught him.
A dense black radiance spread out along with the music. The air gradually gave off a fresh scent. The light entered the soldiers' bodies and slowly eased the decay. Qin Yi's heart leaped with joy, and he poured all the Faith Power he had accumulated over so long into the melody. The rotting skin of the soldiers gradually healed,